Adjustable hanger for sliding doors



June 15, 1954 FFEY 2,680,875

ADJUSTABLE HANGER FOR SLIDING DOORS Filed Dec. 24, 1951 3maentor wAyA/E M- P/ ,Z. i attorney UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE ADJUSTABLE HANGER FOR SLIDING DOORS Wayne M. Coifey,

Louisville, Ky., assignor to The Mengel Company, Louisville, Ky., a corporation of New Jersey Application December 24, 1951, Serial No. 263,030

Claims. 1

This invention relates to apparatus for suspending transversely sliding panels or doors for buildings or cabinets having adjustable means for aligning the door or doors with the corelated opening or doorway.

The principal object of this invention is the solution of the ancient problem of providing dependable, low cost apparatus for hanging sliding doors on an overhead track for use in cabinets, walls and the like and provide ready means for installation and adjustment of the door for cor rect alignment in terms of the opening with which it is operatively associated when initially installed.

Another object resides in the provision of such apparatus that can be adjusted easily for alignment after misalignment has developed from use or other causes.

An additional important object of the invention is attained in a hanger construction that can be installed and adjusted without special tools and with a minimum of skill.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of an opening in a cabinet or partition showing a sliding door mounted therein.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view along lines 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is an elevational View of Fig. 1 along line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 3 along line 44.

Referring by characters of reference on the drawings, numeral 5 designates a door of a type suitable for horizontal movement on an overhead track 6, permanently secured to a lintel or cross bar 6A or the like, from which the door is suspended by a plurality of identical adjustable hangers comprising a mounting base 1 permanently secured to the door by screws 8, vertically disposed bracket 9 slidably associated with and retained therewith in assembled relation by buttor It] swivelly mounted on pintle i! by the bracket and retained thereon merely by swagging or expanding outwardly the end portion of the pintle as shown best in Fig. 2. Thus, it should be noted that the hanger consists of only two main members, the horizontal base with its button and the vertical bracket 9 with its roller. The bracket slides in channel C in the base. These members are buttoned together for assembly and use as explained hereinafter.

To the top portion of the bracket roller I2 is mounted for traversing the track. At the bottom of the bracket is flange E3 in which is vertically disposed a threaded hole for receiving adjusting screw M, the top end of which enters shallow hole I 5 in the button. This engagement prevents the button from being rotated, or in other words locked in the horizontal position. In Fig. 3 the button is also shown in broken lines and to be in the vertical position with its sides parallel to rectangular aperture It in bracket 9. Here, it should be noted particularly that the button is formed slightly narrower and substantially longer than the width of the aperture. This relation is provided in order that the button can be passed through the aperture for effecting assembly. As referred to above, the button is locked in the horizontal position by screw it. Here the ends of the button overlap the vertical faces i'l-l'l of the bracket while the shoulder i8, integral with base 9, of the pintle is corelated with the juxtaposed inner faces i9 l9 of the aperture that function as a track for Hi, all arranged and disposed in sliding relation in order that the door may be readily adjusted for alignment and clearance. The adjustment being efiected simply by manipulating screw it of each hanger.

The embodiment of my invention disclosed herein is a commercial preferred form. However, it must be understood that there are other practicable forms, therefore I wish to be limited only by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a door hanger device for suspending a transverse sliding door from a rail attached to a cabinet or the like, said device comprising, a base member, having a channel therein, and adapted to be secured to the door, in combination with an elongated hanger slidably mounted in said channel, said hanger having an elongated aperture and a roller attached to the upper end thereof for engagement with said rail, said base member having a pintie projecting from said channel through said aperture with an elongated button pivotally mounted on said pintle so that said button, when horizontally disposed and so retained by a locking means carried by said base member, will retain said hanger in said channel.

2. In a door hanger device for suspending a transverse sliding door from a rail attached to a cabinet or the like, said device comprising, a base member, having a channel therein, and adapted to be secured to the door, in combination with an elongated hanger slidably mounted therein, said base member having an elongated aperture and a roller attached to the upper end thereof for engagement with said rail; said base member having a pintle projecting from said channel through said aperture with an elongated button pivotally mounted on said pintle so that said button, when horizontally disposed, will retain said hanger in said channel, said hanger also having a vertically disposed screw mounted therein and located so that one end of said screw will engage and lock said button in the horizontal position when the door is mounted for use.

3. In a door hanger for transverse sliding doors comprising a stationary base adapted for fixed attachment to a door; and a hanger bracket having an elongated opening and adapted for suspension from an overhead rail, said base having a channel slidably receiving the bracket, and a pintle medially disposed thereof projecting through the elongated opening in the bracket, an elongated button pivoted on said pintle and adapted to pass through said opening when vertically disposed and to overlie the margins of the opening and engage the bracket when horizontally disposed, and adjustable means mounted on said hanger engaging and retaining said button in the horizontal position when it is horizontally disposed and the weight of the door is transmitted through said base, pintle and button to said adjustable means.

4. In a door hanger for transverse sliding doors comprising a stationary base adapted for fixed attachment to a door; and a hanger bracket having an elongated opening and adapted for suspension from an overhead rail, said base having a channel slidably receiving the bracket, and a pintle disposed thereon projecting through the elongated opening in the bracket, an elongated button pivoted on said pintle and overlying the margin of the opening and engaging the bracket when horizontally disposed, and adjustable means mounted on said hanger engaging and retaining said button in the horizontal position when it is horizontally disposed and the weight of the door is transmitted through said base, pintle and button to said adjustable means.

5. In a door hanger device for suspending from a horizontal rail secured to a cabinet or the like, a transverse slidingdoor, said device comprising, a base member adapted to be secured to said door; and a hanger bracket equipped with a roller at its upper end for travel on said rail, said base member having a medial channel from which projectsa shoulder witha pintle thereon having a substantially rectangular button pivotally mounted thereon, said hanger bracket being slidably disposed in said channel, said hanger bracket also being fashioned with a medially vertically disposed rectangular aperture receiving said shoulder in sliding relation and adapted to receive said button. only when the latter is vertically disposed, said button, when horizontally disposed, overlying said hanger bracket and preventing separation of said hanger bracket and said base. member, said hanger also having a vertically disposed screw threaded therein and so located that one endof said screw engages and retains said. button when the latter is horizontally disposed.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 543,863 Hair Aug. 6, 1895 1,609,390 Viberg Dec. '7, 1926' 1,63%,884 Peer July 5, 192'? mum, 

